Hugh John Flemming Bridge | |
Carries: | 2 lanes of Route 130 |
Crosses: | Saint John River |
Locale: | Carleton County, New Brunswick |
Owner: | Province of New Brunswick |
Engineering: | Foundation of Canada Engineering Corporation Ltd. |
Design: | Multiple arch |
Material: | Reinforced concrete |
Length: | 1525 m |
Width: | 2 lanes |
Mainspan: | 83.59 m |
Spans: | 7 |
Complete: | 1960 |
Coordinates: | 46.3058°N -67.5358°W |
The Hugh John Flemming Bridge is a multi-arch concrete structure which forms part of Route 130 near Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada. It was completed in 1960.[1]
The bridge was built to accommodate the Trans Canada Highway, which opened in 1962. Because it is within view of the famous Hartland Covered Bridge a beautiful design was chosen instead of a less expensive steel-deck truss design. Writes John Leroux: "the government saw the importance of creating an attractive contemporary structure to honour the beauty of the adjacent structure."[2] The design features a series of seven narrow parabolic arches to span the river, inspired by European Expressionist architecture of the 1930s and 30s, specifically the work of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart.[2]